Unit 3 pt 2

Question 1

Anterior (ant)

Answer 1

Pertaining to the front

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Pertaining to the back

Question 3

Inferior (inf)

Answer 3

Pertaining to below

Question 4

Superior (sup)

Answer 4

Pertaining to above

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

Pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

Question 6

Proximal

Answer 6

Pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)

Question 7

Dorsal

Answer 7

Pertaining to the back

Question 8

Ventral

Answer 8

Pertaining to the belly (front)

Question 9

Caudal

Answer 9

Pertaining to the tail

Question 10

Cephalic

Answer 10

Pertaining to the head

Question 11

Anteroposterior (AP)

Answer 11

Pertaining to the front and to the back

Question 12

Posteroanterior (PA)

Answer 12

Pertaining to the back and to the front

Question 13

Lateral (lat)

Answer 13

Pertaining to a side

Question 14

Medial (med)

Answer 14

Pertaining to the middle

Question 15

Unilateral

Answer 15

Pertaining to one side (only)

Question 16

Bilateral

Answer 16

Pertaining to two sides

Question 17

Mediolateral

Answer 17

Pertaining to the middle and to the side

Question 18

Mediad

Answer 18

Toward the middle

Question 19

Cephalad

Answer 19

Toward the head

Question 20

Midsagittal

Answer 20

Divides the body into right and left halves

Question 21

Transverse

Answer 21

Horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Question 22

Frontal or coronal

Answer 22

Vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 23

Sagittal

Answer 23

Vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides